Multifactorial risk factors for mortality after chemotherapy and radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Background and purpose A higher radiation dose to the heart is known to be associated with increased mortality in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. It is however unknown what the contribution of the heart dose is when other risk factors for mortality are also accounted for. Materials and methods We constructed and externally validated prediction models of mortality after definitive chemoradiotherapy for NSCLC. Models were developed in...